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The "world's funniest joke" is a term used by Richard Wiseman of the University of Hertfordshire in 2002 to summarize one of the results of his research. For his experiment, named LaughLab , he created a website where people could rate and submit jokes. [ 1 ]
Some people have a knack for finding humor in places we least expect it—like history. Where some see dry numbers and confusing maps, the aptly titled Instagram account 'History Jokes' points out ...
Image credits: history_memes_balll. I have to admit that history was never my favorite subject in school. For some reason, my teachers just could not convince me that it was relevant to my life at ...
Aware of the deadly nature of the joke, a brave Scotland Yard inspector (Graham Chapman) attempts to retrieve the joke, aided by the playing of very somber music on gramophone records and the chanting of laments by fellow policemen to create a depressing atmosphere. The inspector leaves the house with the joke in hand, but also dies from ...
History also has a way of roughing out the edges of unsavory characters. Roman Emperor Caligula gave his horse a job as Roman Counsel, most likely as a joke. Funny stuff.
Other jokes may rely on confounding an audience's expectations through a misleading setup (known as a 'pull back and reveal' in the UK and a 'leadaway' in the US). [15] Ed Byrne is an example of a comedian who has used this technique. [15] Some jokes are based on ad absurdum extrapolations, for example much of Richard Herring and Ross Noble's ...
Image credits: pplazzz #2. Norm told this best: A duck walks into a pub and orders a pint of beer and a ham sandwich. The bartender looks at him and says, "Hang on!
History of World's worst joke. 18:58, 2004 Jul 13 Jerzy (+ main-art dab, needed because of similarly named article. Correct casing. Double link U of H; - ext link in running text; reasonable guess at what he really said. WP style for name refs.-> WP:CU) 10:05, 2004 Jul 11 Peak Freak (merged some info from article about Funniest joke in the ...